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Torry Berntsen

The ‘five Cs’ approach to managing risk

April 19, 2023

A simple framework could help senior financial services leaders embed organisational resilience and proactively navigate the evolving risk landscape. 

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Indonesia takes its credit card network in-house

April 18, 2023

Bank Indonesia’s latest move on credit cards is part of a multi-year strategy to reduce foreign influence in the country’s payment system.

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UK regulators shake up financial services with new bill

April 17, 2023

Crypto opportunities and greater UK-focused regulation lie ahead as the UK Financial Services and Markets Bill clears the last hurdles. 

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Unravelling the Credit Suisse merger

April 13, 2023

Historic failings may exacerbate the banking sector’s crisis of faith and inspire new legal claims.

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Too early to declare victory on market turmoil

April 13, 2023

Economic sentiment has been shaken by the recent bank funding turmoil, making the task of maintaining economic growth and bringing inflation down even harder.

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New EU Directive could lead to a profusion of class actions

April 12, 2023

What early action can financial services firms take to avoid litigation?

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The failures of the bank resolution framework

April 5, 2023

Regulators’ murky, undefined ‘point of non-viability’ has led to instability.

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An operational resilience enforcement threat looms

April 5, 2023

Regulators in the UK and further afield are homing in on the operational resilience of firms in the financial services sector and those that serve it.

Basel A. Al-Haroon, governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait

Kuwait’s central bank crafts sustainable development strategy

April 3, 2023

The governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait talks about the impact of slowing economic growth on the local banking sector, CBDCs and other digital initiatives, and the country’s nascent green finance initiatives.

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Do tech start-ups need their own bank?

March 30, 2023

Collapsed firms Silicon Valley Bank and Silvergate Capital catered to the specific financing needs of tech start-ups and crypto firms. Who understands their needs now?

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